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18:32 BSTInheritance: Samsung

5. Cinderella and the prince

18:50 BSTSporting Witness

Making Escape to Victory

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19:06 BSTThe Inquiry

Cycling: Is it time to swap four wheels for two?

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19:32 BSTHappy News

The Happy Pod: I invented a way for my brother to communicate

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20:06 BSTThe Arts Hour

Comedian Sindhu Vee

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Radio 4

Inquisitive speech radio to make sense of your world.

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Loose Ends

Cammy Barnes, Chris Forbes, Edith Bowman, Danielle Jam, Alys Williams, Ant Thomaz

Edith Bowman chats to Chris Forbes about his comedy partnership with Judy Murray, and hears about Cammy Barnes' musical career - from bagpiping to the Britain's Got Talent stage.

19:00 BSTProfile

Kristalina Georgieva

19:15 BSTThis Cultural Life

Robert Icke

20:00 BSTArchive on 4

The Last Dance Floor in Chernobyl

21:00 BST

Now That's What I Call Mali

21:30 BSTIlluminated

The Horse at the Door

22:00 BSTNews

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22:15 BSTThe Food Programme

A Life Through Food: Matt Tebbutt

23:00 BSTThe Many Wrongs of Lord Christian Brighty

1. The Couple I Uncoupled

23:30 BSTRound Britain Quiz

3. Northern Ireland v England

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